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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Lane: The Jingo Olympics

JOE LANE February 6, 2014

One of my fondest, albeit strangest, memories of my time at Iowa thus far occurred late in the evening following this year’s Iowa-Wisconsin football game. I was enjoying my Panchero’s burrito...

Editorial: De-militarize the police

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 6, 2014

The footage showed an event like something you’d expect from an elite-forces operation: a group of armed men in riot gear advancing slowly on a building, then breaking open a door with a battering...

Field hockey signs nine

DI STAFF February 6, 2014

The Iowa field hockey program announced nine prep student-athletes had singed National Letters of Intent Wednesday. The future Hawkeyes are listed below. Melissa Progar, Midfielder, Yorktown, Va. Tabb...

Iowa looks to rebound against strong Penn State team

MATT CABEL February 6, 2014

There was almost no time wasted in Lisa Bluder’s short postgame press conference on Feb. 1 before the No. 9 Penn State Nittany Lions were mentioned. Mere minutes removed from an 80-67 loss against...

The Rosster: This February is a step in the right direction for Iowa football

BEN ROSS February 6, 2014

Iowa’s recruiting class from 2008 contained 26 young men who committed to play college football for the Black and Gold. Fast Forward to 2012, when just six of those 26 saw meaningful playing time on...

Notebook: Ferentz happy with recruits

CODY GOODWIN February 6, 2014

Kirk Ferentz was rather happy on late Wednesday afternoon when he sat down in the auditorium of the Hayden Fry Football Complex. The most recent National Signing Day was mostly over for him. Ferentz said...

Sowing those basketball seeds

RYAN PROBASCO February 6, 2014

Barring a complete collapse, the Iowa men’s basketball team will suit up when the Big Dance kicks off in March. Where the Hawkeyes will play and what seed they’ll have, however, is more of an unknown....

Legislators focus on e-cigarettes

MICHELLE NGO February 6, 2014

Bubble gum, caramel apple, peanut butter cup, gummy bear, and butterscotch. No, these aren’t flavors of candy but rather those produced by electronic cigarette — or e-cigarette — companies, in...

County to use more aid funds

CHRIS HIGGINS February 6, 2014

Johnson County has once again been called upon to provide aid to families in need. The county’s Focus on Youth Fund program has experienced an influx of families since July, and it is set to receive...

Regents push for change in genetic medicine

KEVIN SVEC February 6, 2014

What was once confined only to science-fiction movies is now the subject of boardroom meetings. Such medicine would cater to each patient’s specific needs. The medication prescribed would be based...

Keeping it in the marathon family

MEGAN DEPPE February 6, 2014

Taylor Bogue can still remember the first time she was exposed to the University of Iowa Dance Marathon, all thanks to her brothers. “You walked in, and the entire ballroom was covered in green,”...

Spunky 6-year-old fights on

REBECCA MORIN February 6, 2014

Behind the frames of 6-year-old Kyla Tome’s red-rimmed glasses, she wonderfully mimicked every line from Disney’s Cinderella and hummed every melody, as she lay in her mother’s arms in...

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